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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 13 x 12.5 cm

The lion dressed as king is presented with a bouquet of thistles by a mule while he is having his mane curled by a monkey dressed as coiffeur. Wood engraving by H. Linton after L. Bulewski after W. Kaulbach.

1 print : etching ; platemark 20.3 x 28.3 cm

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

<p>Bible. O.T. Genesis 11. The fierce king on the throne appears to be Nimrod, surrounded by Mesopotamian style statues, one of which is tumbling down the steps. His people carry on in their terrified idolatry of him, while God appears flanked by two angels (the right-hand angel is Michael, with his flaming sword), obliterating the architecture with light. To the side, a bridge collapses, its confused human load not knowing whether to cling on or slide off. Slaves below are attempting to move a trolley up a ramp, but are prevented from going further by a woman who is screaming into the distance. The lower circle of people is less engaged in the hurly-burly and seems to be divided into groups; the classical serenity of the group on the left, including Renaissance putti eating grapes while riding bulls; the austere old Jews in the centre; and the Roman warriors to the right. In the bottom right-hand corner, two men are beating an old man to death with bricks; in his loosening hand there lies the plan for the completed Tower of Babel</p>

1 process print : reproduction of a line engraving ; image 37.4 x 45.6 cm

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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

The lion dressed as king is presented with a bouquet of thistles by a mule while he is having his mane curled by a monkey dressed as coiffeur. Wood engraving by H. Linton after L. Bulewski after W. Kaulbach.

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.

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Mentally ill people in the garden of an asylum, a warden lurks in the background. Engraving by K.H. Merz under the direction of S. Amsler, c. 1834, after W. Kaulbach.

The lion dressed as king is presented with a bouquet of thistles by a mule while he is having his mane curled by a monkey dressed as coiffeur. Wood engraving by H. Linton after L. Bulewski after W. Kaulbach.

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.

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